This course seeks to shift the focus of history away from humans alone onto (non-human) animals (and to human-animal-interactions) and engage with the rich and rapidly expanding field of animal history. Animal histories ask us to imagine a more inclusive past that is not anthropocentric, and instead center and restore nonhuman animals into historical narratives, as subjects, active agents, participants and fellow travelers. In this class, students will examine familiar historical narratives on science, medicine, religion, food, law, disability, empire, and war through the lens of animal history.